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Nidhamu
2026-11-15 06:54:51 · The Daily Ledger
Nidhamu is a recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, documenting their 1971 tour in Egypt.
All tracks, excluding the album’s title track, were recorded live at the Ballon Theatre in Cairo on December 17, 1971. Track 4 is a solo keyboard performance, recorded in German musician Harmut Geerken’s Cairo residence on December 12, 1971.

Track listing
"Space Loneliness #2" "Discipline #11" "Discipline #15" "Nidhamu"

Personnel
John Gilmore - tenor saxophone
Danny Davis - alto saxophone, flute
Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, oboe
Kwame Hadi - trumpet, conga drums
Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone
Elo Omoe - bass clarinet
Tommy Hunter - percussion
Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone, flute
June Tyson - vocal
Larry Narthington - alto saxophone, conga drum
Lex Humphries - percussion
Hakim Rahim - alto saxophone, flute
Sun Ra - organ, rocksichord, piano
Tam Fiofori - engineer
References
Sun Ra live albums
1972 live albums
Live free jazz albums
El Saturn Records live albums
